Where does “ノブ” come from?

ノブ (Japanese) comes from English knob, from Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe — lump, knot; knob; knot in wood.

ノブ (Japanese): knob

Definitions

  1. knob

Ancestry of “ノブ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknobA rounded protuberance, especially one arising...
2Middle Englishknobbeknob; lump, bump
3Middle Low Germanknobbelump, knot; knob; knot in wood
Every word from Middle Low German knobbe →